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Patent No.:

US 7741938 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010

Filed:

Dec. 03, 2007

Rotary actuator with programmable tactile feedback

Applicant:

Andreas Kramlich, Schweinfurt, DE;

Inventor:

Andreas Kramlich, Schweinfurt, DE;

Assignee:

PREH GmbH, , DE;

Attorney:

Cantor Colburn LLP

Primary Examiner:

Elvin G Enad

Assistant Examiner:

Mohamad A Musleh

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/00 (2006.01); H01H 9/00 (2006.01); H01H 51/00 (2006.01); H01H 9/28 (2006.01); H03K 17/94 (2006.01); H03M 11/00 (2006.01); G05G 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A control element is provided having programmable haptics, in particular a programmable central catch, for a motor vehicle, having a control knob which can be accommodated such that it can rotate, the control knob being connected in a force-fitting or interlocking manner to a toothed ring or having an integral design, and it being possible for the toothed ring (to be rotated by means of the control knob, and at least one latching element which can move towards the toothed ring and/or away from the toothed ring by means of an electromagnet.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Kramlich, Andreas. (2010). Rotary actuator with programmable tactile feedback (U.S. Patent No. 7741938). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7741938

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